CASponsored by KDNEW · Career Fireside Chat · Jul 2026

Building a Career in Canada on a Working Holiday

I co-hosted a KDNEW-sponsored Career Fireside Chat for people who wanted to start a career in Canada while here on a working holiday. As one of five speakers, I shared why honest self-assessment should come before adopting someone else’s approach.

AIAI & Design · Lovable mini hackathon · Mar 2026

AI & Design: New Workflows with Lovable — An AI Hackathon & Meetup for Designers

I co-hosted a sold-out Korean-language workshop where 40 designers moved from real AI workflows to a 90-minute team build. The speed was useful; what it revealed about problem framing mattered more.

UXPortfolio Workshop · Nov 2025

Portfolio Roast: A Live Mock Interview & Fireside Talk for UX Designers

I helped organize a live mock interview where two designers presented real case studies and more than 20 peers could see the questions, evidence, and context behind portfolio evaluation.

MTVancouver KDD · Career mentoring · Aug 2025

Career Mentoring at the 5th KDD Korean Tech Conference

I joined Vancouver's KDD Korean Tech Conference as a career mentor. The 1:2 format helped turn broad industry uncertainty into each participant's context, direction, and next test.